Jim Brown slams Kaepernick

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Jim Brown one of football’s greatest legends took it to Kaepernick and all those NFL players who bended knee when the National Anthem was played. When asked what he thought of Kaepernick and others players who disrespected the game, fans and flag Brown said, “ “I don’t desecrate my flag and my national anthem.”

Jim Brown is a patriot who appreciates the country that supported and helped make him famous, unlike Kaepernick and the other players who ‘bended knees’ in a show of disrespect to our flag.

Jim brown will always be remembered for not only his fame on the grid-iron but also as a patriot who respects our flag and loves his country. Kaepernick on the other hand will be remembered, if at all, as a spoiled little boy, dazed and confused, ungrateful, unable to comprehend he owes his very freedom to the country he denigrates….WFM

Pro Football Hall of Famer and Cleveland Browns legend Jim Brown panned current football players who choose to protest during the playing of the Star Spangled Banner, saying “I don’t desecrate my flag and my national anthem.”

Brown, who fought for social causes throughout his career, told ThePostGame.com he empathizes with jobless quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who began the trend of kneeling during the anthem last season when he played for the San Francisco 49ers. But Brown said Kaepernick and other players who demonstrate – such as a dozen Cleveland players who knelt Monday – are going about their crusade the wrong way.

“I’m going to give you the real deal: I’m an American,” Brown said. “I don’t desecrate my flag and my national anthem. I’m not gonna do anything against the flag and national anthem. I’m going to work within those situations. But this is my country, and I’ll work out the problems, but I’ll do it in an intelligent manner.”

Kaepernick began to kneel in order to protest what he alleged was an increasing spate of police brutality against minorities. Brown said he wants to be in Kaepernick’s “corner” on the demonstration, but he suggested the act hadn’t been thought through.

“If you have a cause, I think you should organize it, present it in a manner where it’s not only you standing or sitting on one knee, but a lot of people that is gonna get behind each other and do something about it,” Brown said. “If I ask you one question: Who is Colin calling on to follow what he’s talking about?”

Brown also acknowledged players should try to honor the wishes of the team owners who are paying them millions of dollars.

“Colin has to make up his mind whether he’s truly an activist or he’s a football player,” Brown said. “Football is commercial. You have owners. You have fans. And you want to honor that if you’re making that kind of money…”

Brown added: “You have to understand there’s intelligence that’s involved, OK? I can’t be two things at once that contradict each other. If I sign for money, then the people I sign with, they have rules and regulations.”

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2 Responses to Jim Brown slams Kaepernick

Jim Brown played in a time when racial discrimination was real, Kaepernick has never been discriminated against in fact just the opposite is true. Kaepernick was grossly OVERPAID especially considering his lack of talent. Jim Brown had nothing handed to him, he had infinitely more talent, he accomplished a lot more and was paid a lot less than Kaepernick.